Längd 42 cm, modern förlängningskedja med togglelås, ursprunglig kedja samt tidstypiskt sköldformat etui medföljer

PROVENIENS: Enligt medföljande auktionsnummerlapp är den inropad i Helsingfors år 1910 och sen genom arv till nuvarande ägare

HISTORY: Bernard Cuzner (1877-1956) was born in Alcester in Warwickshire and initially trained as a watchmaker, before showing talent as a silversmith while taking evening classes in Redditch at the Redditch School of Art. He moved to Birmingham to train at the Vittoria Street School of Jewellery and Silversmithing, and Birmingham School of Art where he was influenced by Robert Catterson Smith and Arthur Gaskin. From 1900 he taught at the school and began designing for W. H. Haseler and Liberty & Co.
He was head of the department of metalwork at the Birmingham School of Art from 1910 until 1942.
His work was within the Arts and Crafts style with extensive handwork. He also designed, such as for Liberty's Cymric range of silverware and jewellery from 1899 as well as private commissions.